Madison High School (New Jersey)

Infobox_School
name = Madison High School


imagesize =
motto =
established =
grades = 9 - 12
district = Madison Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Greg Robertson
asst principal = Marco Cera
enrollment = 764 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 62.1 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.3
nickname = Dodgers
conference = Northern Hills Conference
colors =
publication =
location = 170 Ridgedale Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
information = 973-593-3117
website = [http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/madisonhs/site/default.asp School website]

Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison. Students from Harding Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/27/2870/27-2870-050.html Madison High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 28, 2008. "Madison High School also enjoys the benefits of our sending-receiving relationship with Harding Township, a nearby K-8 school district."]

The school was the 35th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 48th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Madison High School offers four World Languages (Spanish, French, German, & Italian), in addition to a full array of academic majors in English, History, Mathematics and Science. Fourteen Advanced Placement Program courses offered include AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Environmental Science.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 764 students and 62.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409240&ID=340924004300 Madison High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 11, 2007.] Over 90% of the district's graduates move on to a four-year or two-year college or enter the military.

Madison High School teachers all have bachelor degrees or higher, with about 15% having master's degrees and 2% having Ph.D's.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/5144381416310/site/default.asp Madison Public Schools] . Accessed February 8, 2008.]
*Greg Robertson - Principal
*Marco Cera - Assistant Principal

Athletics

Madison High School offers dozens of clubs and 23 interscholastic sports, and competes in the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference. The school offers the Personal Development Program, a freshman orientation and guidance program led by upperclassmen. The music program includes an orchestra, concert band, chorus, jazz band and chorus, guitar ensemble, show band and musical theater.

Madison is well respected in the region because of the consistent successes of its Field Hockey, and boys' lacrosse team. Madison is also one of very few schools in the division to have a synthetic turf field. The Sportexe "PowerBlade" turf was completed on September 22, 2006, and publicly unveiled the following day in a varsity football game against division rival Delbarton School.

The 2003 team won the Group II State championship with a 5-1 win over Pequannock Township High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 win against Allentown High School in the tournament's final match. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49655&tclass=Semifinals%20%2F%20Group%20Finals 2003 Field Hockey - Semifinals / Group Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.]

In 2007, the field hockey team won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 4-2 win over Hackettstown High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243004&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Field Hockey - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.]

Plagiarism Scandal

During Madison High School's 2005 graduation ceremony, School Board President Melissa Elias gave a commencement address plagiarized from a graduation address delivered by Anna Quindlen at Mount Holyoke College in 1999. [L. Vernon-Sparks, "Madison board leader quits over 'plagiarism'"] Before Elias' resignation, the Madison School Board released a statement declaring that "the board does not condone nor tolerate plagiarism within the Madison School community and expects all members of our community to adhere to the highest ethical standards." [Side by side:Two texts in plagiarism furor," "The Madison Eagle"]

Notable alumni

*Helena Antonaccio (born 1949), "Playboy" Playmate in June 1969. [ [http://recordernewspapers.com/articles/2007/07/19/madison_eagle/news/doc469f2ba3acd17749486117.txt What's her secret? Ex-bunny tells all] .]
*Dean Faiello (born 1959), who pleaded guilty to murdering and burying Maria Cruz under his Staten Island house after performing illegal plastic surgery on her, was a 1977 graduate of MHS and president of the National Honor's Society. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/11/48hours/main655194.shtml CBS - Vanished; Harold Dow Reports On The Disappearance Of A New York Banker] .]
*Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), comedian and actress attended, but did not graduate from Madison High School. ["They Got Game: Today they're all stars. But in school they were all-stars (well, some at least). Celebrities tell us which sports they played--and whether or not they made the cut.", "In Style", May 1, 2004. "JANEANE GAROFALO - I played field hockey for Madison High School in New Jersey. I wasn't good, but I didn't mind the uniforms--they were like gym bloomers with skirts."]
*Vincent Larusso (born 1978), actor best known for his roles as "Adam Banks" from "The Mighty Ducks" trilogy. [ [http://www.filmspot.com/people/228122/vincent-a-larusso/bio.html Vincent A. Larusso] , Filmspot. Accessed October 19, 2007. "He graduatedsic from Madison High School, Madison in 1996, and later in 2000, from the Boston School of Managementsic."]
*Neil O'Donnell (born 1966), quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Jets. [Eskenazi, Gerald. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7DF1339F934A25751C0A960958260 "PRO FOOTBALL;Jets Waste No Time Wooing O'Donnell"] , "The New York Times", February 17, 1996. Accessed January 3, 2008. "He is a local product, having grown up and played football at Madison High School in New Jersey, not far from where the Giants have run their summer camp."] [ [http://www.rosenet.org/gov/mayorcouncil/minutes/1999r/01_25_99r.htm Minutes of Madison Borough Council meeting] , held January 5, 1999.]
*Patrick S. Jeffrey (born June 1965), a retired diver who competed for the US at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1988 Jeffrey won every diving event (one-meter, three-meter, platform) at the 1988 NCAA Championships and was named NCAA Diver of the Year. He has served as the U.S. Olympic Team Coach at the Sydney Olympics, the USA Senior World Cup Team Coach in 1997 and 1999, and the Senior National Team Coach from 1997-00. Currently a diving coach at Florida State University. [http://diving.about.com/od/olympicdivers/p/WhereJeffrey.htm] .

References

External links

* [http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/madisonhs/site/default.asp Madison High School webpages]
* [http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/ Official site of Madison Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|27|2870|0|Madison Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409240 Data for the Madison Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.famousplagiarists.com/academia.htm Melissa Elias on famousplagiarists.com]